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      2007
W.S. Hwang, B.J. Cho, D.S. Chan, S. Lee, and W.J. Yoo Effects of volatility of etch by products on surface roughness during the etching of metal gates in Cl2 to appear in Journal of Electrochemical Society 2008
R. T. P. Lee, L.-T. Yang, T.-Y. Liow, K.-M. Tan, A. E.-J. Lim, K.-W. Ang, D. M. Y. Lai, K. M. Hoe, G.-Q. Lo, G. S. Samudra, D. Z. Chi, and Y.-C. Yeo Nickel-silicide:carbon contact technology for n-channel MOSFETs with silicon-carbon source/drain to appear in IEEE Electron Device Letters vol. 29, no. 1, Jan. 2008
T.-Y. Liow, K.-M. Tan, R. T. P. Lee, M. Zhu, K.-M. Hoe, G. S. Samudra, N. Balasubramanian, and Y.-C. Yeo Spacer removal technique for boosting strain in n-channel FinFETs with silicon-carbon source and drain stressors to appear in IEEE Electron Device Letters 2008
G. H. Wang, E.-H. Toh, A. Du, G.-Q. Lo, G. Samudra, and Y.-C. Yeo Strained silicon-germanium-on-insulator N-MOSFET with embedded silicon source and drain stressors to appear in IEEE Electron Device Letters 2008
G. H. Wang, E.-H. Toh, X. Wang, S. Tripathy, T. Osipowicz, T. K. Chan, K.-M. Hoe, S. Balakumar, G.-Q. Lo, G. Samudra, and Y.-C. Yeo, Strained SiGeSn formed by Sn implant into SiGe and pulsed laser annealing Applied Physics Letters vol. 91, 2007
A. E.-J. Lim, W.-W. Fang, F. Liu, R. T. P. Lee, G. Samudra, D.-L. Kwong, and Y.-C. Yeo Impact of interfacial dipole on effective work function of nickel fully-silicided gate electrodes formed on rare-earth based dielectric interlayers Applied Physics Letters vol. 91, 2007
H.-S. Wong, L. Chan, G. Samudra, and Y.-C. Yeo Effective Schottky barrier height reduction using sulfur and selenium at the NiSi/n-Si (100) interface for low resistance contacts IEEE Electron Device Letters vol. 28, no. 12, Dec. 2007
T.-Y. Liow, K.-M. Tan, R. T. P. Lee, C.-H. Tung, G. S. Samudra, N. Balasubramanian, and Y.-C. Yeo N-channel (110)-sidewall strained FinFETs with silicon-carbon source and drain stressors and tensile capping layer IEEE Electron Device Letters vol. 28, no. 11, Nov. 2007
K.-W. Ang, C. Wan, N. Balasubramanian, G. S. Samudra, and Y.-C. Yeo Hot carrier effects in strained n-channel transistor with silicon-carbon source/drain stressors and its orientation dependence IEEE Electron Device Letters vol. 28, no. 11, Nov. 2007
M. Zhu, H.-C. Chin, G. Samudra, and Y.-C. Yeo Fabrication of P-MOSFETs on germanium epitaxially grown on gallium arsenide substrate by chemical vapor deposition to appear in J. Electrochemical Society 2008
F. Liu, K.-M. Tan, X. Wang, D. K. Y. Low, D. M. Y. Lai, P. C. Lim, G. Samudra, and Y.-C. Yeo Incorporation of tin in boron-doped silicon for reduced deactivation of boron during post-laser-anneal rapid thermal processing to appear in J. Applied Physics 2007
P.-J. Chia, L.-L. Chua, S. Sivaramakrishnan, J.-M. Zhuo, L.-H. Zhao, W.-S. Sim, Y.-C. Yeo, and P. K.-H. Ho Injection-induced de-doping in a conducting polymer during device operation: Asymmetry in the hole injection and extraction rates to appear in Advanced Materials 2007
X. P. Wang, A. Lim, M.-F. Li, C. Ren, W. Y. Loh, C. X. Zhu, A. Chin, A. D. Trigg, Y.-C. Yeo, S. Biesemanns, G. Q. Lo, and D.-L. Kwong Work function tunability of refractory metal nitrides by lanthanum or aluminum doping for advanced CMOS devices to appear in IEEE Trans. Electron Devices vol. 54, 2007
K.-W. Ang, K.-J. Chui, C.-H. Tung, N. Balasubramanian, G. S. Samudra, and Y.-C. Yeo Performance enhancement in uniaxial strained silicon-on-insulator N-MOSFETs featuring silicon-carbon source/drain regions to appear in IEEE Trans. Electron Devices vol. 54, no. 11, Nov. 2007
Hoon Jung Oh, Kyu Jin Choi, Wei Yip Loh, Thwin Htoo, Soo Jin Chua, Byung Jin Cho Integration of GaAs epitaxial layer to Si-based substrate using Ge condensation and low-temperature migration enhanced epitaxy techniques Journal of Applied Physics, Vol.102, No.5, 054306 (2007)
K.-M. Tan, T.-Y. Liow, R. T. P. Lee, K. M. Hoe, C.-H. Tung, N. Balasubramanian, G. S. Samudra, and Y.-C. Yeo Strained p-channel FinFETs with extended Π-shaped silicon-germanium source and drain stressors IEEE Electron Device Letters vol. 28, no. 10, pp. 905-908, Oct. 2007.
E.-H. Toh, G. H. Wang, L. Chan, G.-Q. Lo, G. Samudra, and Y.-C. Yeo Strain and materials engineering of the I-MOS transistor with an elevated impact-ionization region IEEE Trans. Electron Devices vol. 54, no. 10, pp. 2778-2785, Oct. 2007
J. Chen, X. P. Wang, M.-F. Li, S. J. Lee, M. B. Yu, C. Shen, and Y.-C. Yeo NMOS compatible work function of TaN metal gate with erbium oxide doped hafnium oxide gate dielectric IEEE Electron Device Letters vol. 28, no. 10, pp. 862-864, Oct. 2007
 K.-W. Ang, H.-C. Chin, K.-J. Chui, M.-F. Li, G. S. Samudra, and Y.-C. Yeo Carrier backscattering characteristics of strained silicon-on-insulator N-MOSFETs featuring silicon-carbon source/drain regions to appear in Solid State Electronics 2007

 Y. Q. Wang , W. S. Hwang, D. Y. Gao, G. Samudra, Y.-C. Yeo, and W. J. Yoo

Electrical characteristics of memory devices with high-k HfO2 trapping layer and double tunneling layer Si3N4/SiO2 IEEE Trans. Electron Devices vol. 54, no. 10, pp. 2699-2705, Oct. 2007
 H.-S. Wong, L. Chan, G. Samudra, and Y.-C. Yeo Sub-0.1 eV effective Schottky barrier height for NiSi on n-type Si (100) using antimony segregation IEEE Electron Device Letters vol. 28, no. 8, pp. 703-705, Aug. 2007
 M. Zhu, H.-C. Chin, C.-H. Tung, and Y.-C. Yeo In-situ silane passivation of gallium arsenide and deposition of high-permittivity gate dielectric for metal-oxide-semiconductor applications to appear in J. Electrochemical Society vol. 154, no. 10, pp. H879-H882, Oct. 2007
K.-W. Ang, C.-H. Tung, N. Balasubramanian, G. S. Samudra, and Y.-C. Yeo Strained n-channel transistors with silicon source and drain regions and embedded silicon-germanium as strain-transfer-structure Electron Device Letters

vol. 28, Jul. 2007

Wan Sik Hwang, Byung-Jin Cho, Daniel S. H. Chan, Won Jong Yoo

Low Energy N2 Ion Bombardment for the Removal of (HfO2)x(SiON)1-x in Dilute HF J. Vac. Sci. Technol A

Jul/Aug (2007)

A. E.-J. Lim, R. T. P. Lee, X. P. Wang, W. S. Hwang, C. H. Tung, G. S. Samudra, D.-L. Kwong, and Y.-C. Yeo Yttrium- and terbium-based interlayer on SiO2 and HfO2 gate dielectrics for work function modulation of nickel fully-silicided gate in NMOSFETs Electron Device Letters

vol. 28, no. 6, Jun. 2007

K.-W. Ang, K.-J. Chui, A. Madan, Y. Wang, L.-Y. Wong, C.-H. Tung, N. Balasubramanian, M. F. Li, G. S. Samudra, and Y.-C. Yeo Strained P-MOSFET with condensed silicon-germanium source/drain on thin body SOI substrate for enhanced drive current performance Electron Device Letters vol. 28, no. 6, Jun. 2007

R. T.-P. Lee, K.-M. Tan, T.-Y. Liow, C.-S. Ho, S. Tripathy, G. S. Samudra, D.-Z. Chi, and Y.-C. Yeo

Probing the ErSi1.7 Phase Formation by Micro-Raman Spectroscopy

J. Electrochemical Society

vol. 154, no. 5, pp. May 2007.

K. M. Wong, W. K. Chim, K. W. Ang, and Y.-C. Yeo Spatial distribution of interface trap density in strained channel transistors using the spread of the differential capacitance characteristics in scanning capacitance microscopy measurements Applied Physics Letters

vol. 90, 153507, Apr. 2007

A. E.-J. Lim, W. S. Hwang, X. P. Wang, D. M. Y. Lai, G. S. Samudra, D.-L. Kwong, and Y.-C. Yeo

Metal gate work function modulation using Hf alloys obtained by interdiffusion of thin metallic layers J. Electrochemical Society

vol. 154, no. 4, Apr. 2007

G. H. Wang, E.-H. Toh, C.-H. Tung, A. Du, G.-Q. Lo, G. Samudra, and Y.-C. Yeo Strained silicon-germanium-on-insulator n-channel transistor with silicon source and drain regions for performance enhancement Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

vol. 46, no. 4B, Apr. 2007

K.-M. Tan, T.-Y. Liow, R. T. P. Lee, K.-J. Chui, C.-H. Tung, N.Bala, G. S. Samudra, W.-J. Yoo, Y.-C. Yeo Sub-30 nm Strained P-Channel FinFETs with Condensed SiGe Source/Drain Stressors Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

vol. 46, no. 4B, Apr. 2007

K.-W. Ang, K.-J. Chui, C.-H. Tung, N. Balasubramanian, M.-F. Li, G. S. Samudra, and Y.-C. Yeo Enhanced strain effects in 25 nm gate length thin-body N-MOSFETs with silicon-carbon source/drain and tensile stress liner Electron Device Letters

vol. 28, no. 4, Apr. 2007

X. P. Wang, H. Y. Yu, M.-F. Li, C. X. Zhu, S. Biesemans, A. Chin, Y. Y. Sun, Y. P. Feng, A. Lim, Y.-C. Yeo, W. Y. Loh, P. Lo, and D.-L. Kwong Wide Vfb and Vth tunability for metal gated MOS devices with HfLaO gate dielectrics Electron Device Letters

vol. 28, no. 4, Apr. 2007

S. Sivaramakrishnan, P.-J. Chia, Y.-C. Yeo, L.-L. Chua, and P. K.-H. Ho Controlled insulator-to-metal transformation in printable polymer composites with nanometal clusters Nature Materials

vol. 6, Feb. 2007.

R. T. P. Lee, Andy E.-J. Lim, K.-M. Tan, T.-Y. Liow, G.-Q. Lo, G. S. Samudra, D. Z. Chi, and Y.-C. Yeo N-channel FinFETs with 25 nm gate length and Schottky-barrier source and drain featuring ytterbium silicide Electron Device Letters

vol. 28, no. 2, Feb. 2007

K.-J. Chui, K.-W. Ang, N. Balasubramanian, M.-F. Li, G. Samudra, and Y.-C. Yeo N-MOSFET with silicon-carbon source/drain for enhancement of carrier transport IEEE Trans. Electron Devices

vol. 54, no. 2, Feb. 2007

Y.-C. Yeo Enhancing CMOS transistor performance using lattice-mismatched materials in source/drain regions Semiconductor Science and Technology

vol. 22, Jan. 2007

E.-H. Toh, G. H. Wang, G.-Q. Lo, L. Chan, G. Samudra, and Y.-C. Yeo Performance enhancement of n-channel impact-ionization MOS (I-MOS) transistor by strain engineering Applied Physics Letters

vol. 90, no. 2, Jan. 2007

      2006
 Wan Sik Hwang, Byung-Jin Cho, Daniel S. H. Chan, Vladimir Bliznetsov, and Won Jong Yoo Effects of SiO2/Si3N4 Hard Masks on Etching Properties of Metal Gates J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B  24, 2689 (2006)
 K.-J. Chui, K.-W. Ang, H.-C. Chin, C. Shen, L.-Y. Wong, C.-H. Tung, N. Balasubramanian, M. F. Li, G. S. Samudra, and Y.-C. Yeo Strained silicon-on-insulator n-channel transistor with silicon-carbon source/drain regions for carrier transport enhancement Electron Device Letters

vol. 27, no. 9,2006

 K.-M. Tan, T.-Y. Liow, R. T.-P. Lee, C.-H. Tung, G. S. Samudra, W.-J. Yoo, and Y.-C. Yeo Drive current enhancement in FinFETs using gate-induced stress Electron Device Letters   vol. 27, no. 9, 2006
G. H. Wang, E.-H. Toh, Y.-L. Lim, C.-H. Tung, S.-F. Choy, G. S. Samudra, and Y.-C. Yeo High quality silicon-germanium-on-insulator wafers fabricated using cyclical thermal oxidation and annealing Applied Physics Letters vol. 89, 053109, Aug. 2006
Nan Wu, Qingchun Zhang, Chan D.S.H, Balasubramanian N, Chunxiang Zhu Gate-first Germanium nMOSFET with CVD HfO2 gate dielectric and silicon surface passivation Electron Device Letters vol. 27, no. 6, pp. 479-481, June 2006
Rui Li, Lee, S.J, Yao H.B, Chi D.Z., Yu M.B, D.-L Kwong Pt-Germanide Schottky source/drain Germanium p-MOSFET with HfO2 gate dielectric and TaN gate electrode Electron Device Letters vol. 27, no. 6, pp. 476-478, June 2006
C. Shen, M.-F. Li, X. P. Wang, Y.-C. Yeo, and D.-L. Kwong A fast measurement technique of MOSFET Id-Vg characteristics Electron Device Letters vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 55-57, Jan. 2006
      2005
 T.-Y. Liow, K.-M. Tan, Y.-C. Yeo, A. Agarwal, A. Du, C.-H. Tung, N. Balasubramanian Investigation of silicon-germanium fins fabricated using germanium condensation on vertical compliant structures Applied Physics Letters vol. 87, no. 26, 262104, Dec. 2005

 T. Yang, C. Shen, M. F. Li, C. H. Ang, C. X. Zhu, Y.-C. Yeo, G. Samudra, S. C. Rustagi, M. B. Yu, and D. L. Kwong

Fast dynamic NBTI components in p-MOSFET with SiON dielectric Electron Device Letters vol. 26, no. 11, pp. 826-828, Nov. 2005

 A. E. J. Lim, R. T. P. Lee, C. H. Tung, S. Tripathy, D.-L. Kwong, and Y.-C. Yeo

Full silicidation of silicon gate electrode using nickel-terbium alloy for MOSFET applications J. Electrochemical Society vol. 153, no. 4, pp. G337-G340, 2006
 C. Ren, D. S. H. Chan, X. P. Wang, B. B. Faizhal, M.-F. Li, Y.-C. Yeo, A. D. Trigg, A. Agarwal, N. Balasubramanian, J. S. Pan, P. C. Lim, A. C. H. Huan, and D.-L. Kwong Electrical and physical properties of lanthanide-incorporated tantalum nitride for n-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors Applied Physics Letters

accepted

 T. Yang, C. Shen, M.-F. Li, C. H. Ang, C. X. Zhu, Y.-C. Yeo, G. Samudra and D.-L. Kwong Interface trap passivation effect in NBTI measurement for p-MOSFET with SiON gate dielectric IEEE Electron Device Letters vol. 26, 2005
 J. F. Kang, H. Y. Yu, C. Ren, X. P. Wang, M.-F. Li, D. S. H. Chan, Y.-C. Yeo, N. Sa, H. Yang, X. Y. Liu, R. Q. Han, and D.-L. Kwong Improved electrical and reliability characteristics of HfN/HfO2 gated nMOSFET with 0.95 nm EOT fabricated using a gate-first process IEEE Electron Device Letters vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 237-239, Apr. 2005.
 Sun-Jung Kim, Byung-Jin Cho, MB Yu, MF Li, YZ Xiong, C Zhu, A Chin, and DL Kwong Metal-Insulator-Metal RF Bypass Capacitor using Niobium Oxide (Nb2O5) with HfO2/Al2O3 Barriers IEEE Electron Device Letters

accepted

 Wan Sik Hwang, Jing Hao Chen, Won Jong Yoo, and Vladimir Bliznetsov Investigation of Etching Properties of Metal-nitride/ High-K Gate Stacks Using Inductively Coupled Plasma J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 23, pp964.
 Ying Qian Wang, Jing Hao Chen, Won Jong Yoo, Yee-Chia Yeo, Albert Chin, and An Yan Du Charge Storage Properties and Memory Applications of Dual Phase HfO2-HfxSi1-xO2 Dielectric Layer Journal of Applied Physics vol. 98, pp. 013536, July 2005    
 King Jien Chui, Ganesh Samudra, Yee-Chia Yeo, Kheng-Chok Tee, Kum-Woh Leong, Kian Meng Tee, Francis Benistant, and Lap Chan Source/drain on depletion layer (SDODEL) MOSFET for performance enhancement IEEE Electron Device Letters vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 205-207, Mar 2005.
 Kah-Wee Ang, King-Jien Chui, Vladimir Bliznetsov, Chih-Hang Tung, Anyan Du, Narayanan Balasubramanian, Ganesh Samudra, Ming Fu Li, and Yee-Chia Yeo Lattice strain analysis of transistor structures with silicon-germanium and silicon-carbon source/drain stressors Applied Physics Letters vol. 86, 093102, Feb 2005.
 Jing Hao Chen, Won Jong Yoo, Daniel SH Chan, and Lei-Jun Tang Self-assembly of Al2O3 nanodots on SiO2 using two-step controlled annealing technique for long retention nonvolatile memories Applied Physics Letters vol. 86, no.7, 073114, Feb 2005.
 Yee-Chia Yeo and Jisong Sun Finite element study of strain distribution in transistor with silicon-germanium source and drain regions Applied Physics Letters vol. 86, no. 2, 023103, Jan 2005.
      2004
 Xiongfei Yu, Chunxiang Zhu, Mingbin Yu, and Dim-Lee Kwong Improvements on surface carrier mobility and electrical stability of MOSFETs using HfTaO gate dielectric IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices vol. 51, No. 12, Dec. 2004
 Jing Hao Chen, Ying Qian Wang, Won Jong Yoo, Yee-Chia Yeo, Ganesh Samudra, Daniel SH Chan, An Yan Du, and Dim-Lee Kwong Nonvolatile Flash Memory Device Using Ge Nanocrystals Embedded in HfAlO High-k Tunneling and Control Oxides: Device Fabrication and Electrical Performance IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices vol. 51, No. 11, pp.1840-1848, Nov. 2004
 C. Ren, H. Y. Yu, X. P. Wang, H. H. H. Ma, D. S. H. Chan, M.-F. Li , Yee-Chia Yeo, C. H. Tung, N. Balasubramanian, A. C. H. Huan, J. S. Pan, and D.-L. Kwong Thermally Robust TaTbxN Metal Gate Electrode for n-MOSFETs Applications IEEE Electron Device Letters accepted.
 X.Y. Chen, Y.F. Lu, L.J. Tang, Y.H. Wu,  B.J. Cho, B.J. Yang, J.R. Dong, and W.D. Song Annealing and oxidation of silicon oxide films prepared by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition Journal of Applied Physics accepted.
 Nan Wu, Qingchun Zhang, C. Zhu, D.S.H. Chan, MF Li, N. Balasubramanian, A. Chin, and D.L. Kwong Alternative surface passivation on germanium for metal-oxide-semiconductor applications with high-K gate dielectric Applied Physics Letters vol. 85, no. 18, pp. 4127-4129, Nov 2004.
 M.S. Joo, B.J. Cho, N. Bala., and D.-L. Kwong Thermal instability of effective work function in metal/high-k stack and its material dependence IEEE Electron Device Letters Nov. 2004
Xiongfei Yu, Chunxiang Zhu, M.F. Li, A. Chin, A.Y. Du, W.D. Wang, and D.-L. Kwong Electrical characteristics and suppressed boron penetration behavior of thermally stable HfTaO gate dielectrics with polycrystalline-silicon gate Applied Physics Letters vol. 85, no. 14, p.2893, Oct. 2004
Qingchun Zhang, Nan Wu, and Chunxiang Zhu The Electrical and Material Properties of HfOxNy Dielectric on Germanium Substrate Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Letters accepted.
S.-J. Ding, H. Hu, C.X. Zhu,  M.F. Li, S.J. Kim, B.J. Cho, D.S.H. Chan, M.B. Yu, A.Y. Du, A. Chin, and D.L. Kwong Evidence and understanding of atomic-layer-deposited HfO2-Al2O3 laminate MIM capacitors outperforming sandwich counterparts IEEE Electron Device Letters vol. 25, no. 10, p.681, Oct. 2004
Tony Low, M. F. Li, Chen Shen, Yee-Chia Yeo, Y. T. Hou, Chunxiang Zhu, Albert Chin, and D. L. Kwong Electron mobility in Ge and strained-Si channel ultrathin-body metal-oxide semi conductor field-effect transistors Applied Physics Letters vol. 85, No. 12, p.2402, Sept. 2004
Nan Wu, Qingchun Zhang, C. Zhu, D.S.H. Chan, Anyan Du, N. Balasubramanian, MF Li, A. Chin, Johnny Sin, and D.L. Kwong A TaN/HfO2/Ge pMOSFET with Novel SiH4 Surface Passivation IEEE Electron Device Letters Sep. 2004
C.S. Park, B.J. Cho, and D.-L. Kwong MOS Characteristics of Synthesized HfAlON/HfO2 Stack using AlN/HfO2 IEEE Electron Device Letters Sep. 2004
S.J. Kim, B.J. Cho, M.F. Li, S.-J. Ding, C.X. Zhu, M.B. Yu, B. Narayanan, A. Chin, and D.L. Kwong Improvement of Voltage Linearity in High-K MIM Capacitors Using HfO2/SiO2 Stacked Dielectric IEEE Electron Device Letters vol. 25, no. 8, p. 538, Aug. 2004
D.S. Yu, K.C. Chiang, C.F. Cheng, A. Chin, C. Zhu, M.F. Li, and D.-L. Kwong Fully silicided NiSi:Hf/LaAlO3/Smart-Cut-Ge-On-Insulator n-MOSFETs with high electron mobility IEEE Electron Device Letters accepted.
X.Y. Chen, Y.F. Lu, Y.H. Wu, B.J. Cho, W.D. Song and D.Y. Dai Optical properties of SiOx nanostructured films by pulsed-laser deposition at different substrate temperatures Journal of Applied Physics vol. 96, pp.3180-3186.
X.Y. Chen, Y.F. Lu, Y.H. Wu, B.J. Cho, B.J. Yang, T.Y.F. Liew Laser annealing of silicon nanocrystal films prepared by pulsed-laser deposition J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 22, pp1731-1737.
C. Ren, H. Y. Yu, J. F. Kang, X. P. Wang, H. H. H. Ma, Yee-Chia Yeo, D. S. H. Chan, M.-F. Li, and D.-L. Kwong A Dual-Metal Gate Integration Process for CMOS with Sub-1 nm EOT HfO2 by Using HfN Replacement Gate IEEE Electron Device Letters accepted.
Y. N. Tan, W. K. Chim, B. J. Cho, and W. K. Choi Over-erase phenomenon in SONOS-type Flash memory and its minimization using a hafnium oxide charge storage layer IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices accepted.
Y. N. Tan, W. K. Chim, B. J. Cho, and W. K. Choi A Novel MONOS-type Flash Memory Using a High-k HfAlO Charge Trapping Layer Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters accepted.
Ying Qian Wang, J.H. Chen, W.J. Yoo, Y.C. Yeo, S.J. Kim, Rohit Gupta, Zerlinda Tan, D.L. Kwong, A.Y. Du, and N. Balasubramanian Formation of Ge nanocrystals in HfAlO high-k dielectric and application in memory device Applied Physics Letters vol. 84, no. 26, pp. 5407-5409, Jun 2004.
 Xiongfei Yu, Chunxiang Zhu, M.F. Li, Albert Chin, M.B. Yu, A.Y. Du, and D.-L. Kwong Mobility Enhancement in TaN Metal Gate MOSFETs Using Tantalum Incorporated HfO2 Gate Dielectrics IEEE Electron Device Letters accepted.
C. S. Park, B. J. Cho, and D.-L. Kwong Thermally Stable Fully Silicided Hf-Silicide Metal Gate Electrode IEEE Electron Device Letters accepted.
Rohit Gupta, W.J. Yoo, Y.Q. Wang, Zerlinda Tan, G. Samudra, S.J. Lee, D.S.H. Chan, K.P. Loh, L.K. Bera, N. Balasubramanian, and D.L. Kwong Formation of SiGe Nanocrystals in HfO2 Using in situ CVD for Memory Applications Applied Physics Letters vol. 84, no. 21, pp. 4331-4333, May 2004.
Kian Ming Tan, W.J. Yoo, H.H.H. Ma, F. Li, and L. Chan The Direct Trim Etching Process of Si/SiO2 Gate Stacks Using the 193nm ArF Patterns J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A22 accepted.
Jinghao Chen, W.J. Yoo, Zerlinda YL Tan, Y.Q. Wang, and D.S.H. Chan Investigation of Etching Properties of HfO Based High-K Dielectrics Using Inductively Coupled Plasma J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A22 accepted.
Jinghao Chen, W.J. Yoo, D.S.H. Chan and D. -L. Kwong Effects of Annealing and Ar Ion Bombardment on the Removal of HfO2 Gate Dielectric Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters 7(3), F18-F20, 2004
 
H.Y. Yu, C. Ren, Yee.-Chia. Yeo, J.F. Kang, X.P. Wang, HHH Ma, M.-F. Li, DSH Chan, D.-L. Kwong Fermi Pinning Induced Thermal Instability of Metal Gate Work Functions IEEE Electron Device Letters vol. 25, p337, May 2004
D. Gui, J.F. Kang, H.F. Lim, H.Y. Yu SIMS Study on N Diffusion in Hafnium Oxynitride Applied Surface Science accepted.
C. S. Park, B. J. Cho, and D.-L. Kwong Feasibility study of using thin aluminum nitride film as a buffer layer for dual metal gate process Thin Solid Films accepted.
H.Y. Yu, M.F. Li, D.L. Kwong ALD (HfO2)x(Al2O3)1-x high-K gate dielectrics for advanced MOS devices application Thin Solid Films accepted.
Debora C.H. Poon, L.S. Tan, B.J. Cho, K.T. Ng, M. Bhat and L. Chan Electrical Evaluation of Laser Annealed Junctions by Hall Measurements Thin Solid Films accepted.
C.C. Yeo, M.S. Joo, B. J. Cho, and S.J. Whoang Effect of Annealing on the Composition and Structure of HfO2 and Nitrogen-Incorporated HfO2 Thin Solid Films accepted.
Nan Wu, Qingchun Zhang, Chunxiang Zhu, C.C. Yeo, S.J. Whang, DSH Chan, M.F. Li, B.J. Cho, A. Chin, D.-L. Kwong, A.Y. Du, C.H. Tung, N. Balasubramanian Effect of surface NH3 anneal on physical and electrical properties of HfO2 films on Ge substrate Applied Physics Letters vol. 84, no. 19, pp. 3741-3743, May 2004.
S.-J. Ding, H. Hu, C. Zhu, S.J. Kim, X.F. Yu, M.-F. Li, B.J. Cho, D.S.H. Chan, M.B. Yu, S.C. Rustagi, A. Chin, and D.-L. Kwong RF, DC and Reliability Characteristics of Atomic Layer Deposited HfO2-Al2O3 Laminate MIM Capacitors for Si RF IC Applications IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices vol. 51, No. 6, pp.886-894, Jun. 2004
S.Y. Zhu, H.Y. Yu, S.J.Whang, J.H.Chen, C. Shen, Chunxiang Zhu, S.J. Lee, M.F.Li, DSH Chan, W.J. Yoo, A. Du, C.H.Tung, J. Singh, A. Chin, D.L. Kwong Schottky Source/Drain MOSFETs with High-K Gate Dielectrics and Metal Gate Electrode IEEE Electron Device Letters  May, 2004
H.Y. Yu, M.F. Li, and D.L. Kwong Thermally Robust HfN Metal as a Promising Gate Electrode for Advanced MOS Device Application IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices  vol. 51, Apr., 2004
V.C. Ngwan, C. Zhu, and A. Krishnamoorthy Dependence of leakage mechanisms on dielectric barrier in Cu–SiOC
damascene interconnects
Applied Physics Letters vol. 84, p2316, March, 2004
J.F. Kang, H.Y. Yu, C. Ren, M.F. Li, DSH. Chan, H. Hu, H.F. Lim, W.D. Wang, D. Gui, D.L. Kwong Thermal stability of nitrogen incorporated in HfOxNy gate dielectrics prepared by reactive sputtering Applied Physics Letters vol. 84, no. 9, pp. 1588-1590, Mar 2004.
C. Ren, H.Y. Yu, J.F. Kang, Y.T. Hou, D.S.H. Chan, M.-F. Li, W.D. Wang, D.-L. Kwong Fermi Level Pinning Induced Effective Work Function Thermal Instability of TaN/SiO2 Gate Stack IEEE Electron Device Letters vol 25, pp123-125, March 2004
D.S. Yu, C.H. Huang, A. Chin, C. Zhu, M.F. Li, B.J. Cho, and D.-L. Kwong Al2O3/Ge-On-Insulator n- and p-MOSFETs with fully NiSi and NiGe dual Gates IEEE Electron Device Letters vol 25, pp138-140, March 2004
H.Y. Yu, J.F. Kang, C. Ren, J.D. Chen, Y.T. Hou, C. Shen, M.F. Li, D.S.H. Chan, K.L. Bera, C.H. Tung, D.L. Kwong Robust High-Quality HfN/HfO2 Gate Stack for Advanced MOS Device Applications IEEE Electron Device Letters vol 25, pp70-72, Feb 2004
C. F. Tan, X. Y. Chen, Y. F. Lu, Y. H. Wu, B. J. Cho, J. N. Zeng Laser annealing of silicon nanocrystal films formed by pulsed-laser deposition J .LASER Appl . 16 (1): 40-45 FEB 2004
      2003
S. J. Ding, H. Hu, H. F. Lim, S. J. Kim, X. F. Yu, C. X. Zhu, M. F. Li, B. J. Cho, DSH Chan, S. C Rustagi, M. B. Yu, A. Chin, D. -L. Kwong High Performance MIM Capacitor using ALD high-K HfO2-Al2O3 Laminate Dielectrics IEEE Electron Device Letters vol 24, Dec 2003, pp730-732
D.S. Yu, C.H. Huang, A. Chin, C. Zhu, M.F. Li, B.J. Cho, and D.-L. Kwong Fully silicided NiSi and Germanided NiGe dual gates on SiO2 n- and p-MOSFETs IEEE Electron Device Letters vol 24, pp739-741, Dec 2003,
Debora C. H. Poon, L. S. Tan, B. J. Cho, Alex See and M. Bhat Boron profile narrowing in laser processed silicon after rapid thermal anneal Journal of the Electrochemical Society January 2004
M. S. Joo, B. J. Cho, C. C. Yeo, D. S. H. Chan, S. J. Whoang, S. Mathew, L. K. Bera, N. Bala, and D.-L. Kwong Formation of Hafnium-Aluminium-Oxide gate dielectric using single cocktail liquid source in MOCVD process IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices v. 50, p. 2088, Oct, 2003
Jinghao Chen, Kian Ming Tan, Nan Wu, Won Jong Yoo, and Daniel SH Chan Formation of polycrystalline silicon germanium’HfO2 gate stack structure using inductively coupled plasma etching J. of Vacuum Science & Technology  A A 21(4), Jul/Aug 2003 pp1210-1217
C. C. Yeo, B. J. Cho, M. S. Joo, S. J. Whoang, D. L. Kwong, L. K. Bera, S. Mathew, and N. Balasubramanian Improvement of Electrical Properties of MOCVD HfO2 by Multi-Step Deposition Process Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters 2003, accepted for publication
K. T. Chan, C. H. Huang, A. Chin, M. F. Li, and Dim-Lee Kwong, S. P. McAlister, D. S. Duh, W. J. Lin Large Q-factor Improvement for Spiral Inductors on Silicon using Proton Implantation IEEE Microwave & Wireless Components Lett. 2003, accepted for publication
K.Y. Yiang, W.J. Yoo, Q. Guo and Ahila Krishnamoorthy Electrical conduction in carbon-doped silicon oxide Applied Physics Letters v. 83, p. 524, July 2003
H. Hu, C Zhu, Y. F. Lu, Y. H. Wu, T. Liew, M. F. Li, B.J. Cho, W. K. Choi, and N. Yakovlev Physical and Electrical Characterization of HfO2 Metal-Insulator-Metal Capacitors for Si Analog Circuit Applications Journal of Applied Physics July 2003
S. J. Kim, B. J. Cho, M. F. Li, C. Zhu, A. Chin, and D. L. Kwong Lanthanide (Tb)-doped HfO2 for High Density MIM Capacitors IEEE Electron Device Letters July 2003
S. J. Kim, B. J. Cho, M. F. Li, X. Yu, C. Zhu, A. Chin, and D. L. Kwong PVD HfO2 for High Precision MIM Capacitor Applications IEEE Electron Device Letters June 2003
X. Y. Chen, Y. F. Lu, Y. H. Wu, B. J. Cho, M. H. Liu, D. Y. Dai, W. D. Song Mechanisms of photoluminescence from silicon nanocrystals formed by pulsed-laser deposition in argon and oxygen ambient Journal of Applied Physics v. 93, No 11, June 2003
C. S. Park, B. J. Cho, and D. L. Kwong An Integrable Dual Metal Gate CMOS Process Using an Ultra-Thin Aluminum Nitride Buffer Layer IEEE Electron Device Letters May 2003
H. Y. Yu, H. F. Lim, M. F. Li, C. Zhu, C. H. Tung, A. Y. Du, W. D. Wang, D. Z. Chi, and D. L. Kwong Physical and Electrical Characteristics of HfN Gate Electrode for Advanced MOS Devices IEEE Electron Device Letters May 2003
M.Y. Yang, C. H. Huang, A. Chin, C. Zhu, M. F. Li, and D. L. Kwong High Density MIM Capacitors Using AlTaOx Dielectrics IEEE Electron Device Letters May 2003
C. Y. Lin, M. W. Ma, A. Chin, C. Zhu, M. F. Li, and D. L. Kwong Fully silicided NiSi gate on La2O3 MOSFETs IEEE Electron Device Letters May 2003
K. T. Chan, A. Chin, Y. D. Lin, C. Y. Chang, C. X. Zhu, M. F. Li, D. L. Kwong, S. McAlister, D. S. Duh, and W. J. Lin Integrated antennas on Si with over 100 GHz performance, fabricated using an optimized proton implantation process IEEE Microwave & Wireless Components Lett. Sept. 2003
K. T. Chan, A. Chin, M. F. Li, Dim-Lee Kwong, S. P. McAlister, D. S. Duh, W. J. Lin, and C. Y. Chang High Performance Microwave Coplanar Band-Pass and Band-Stop Filters on Si Substrates IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory  Tech. vol. 51, no. 9, pp. 2036-2040 (2003).
T. Low, Y. T. Hou and M. F. Li Improved one-band self-consistent effective mass methods for hole quantization in p-MOSFET IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices v. 50, p.1284, May 2003
W. Y. Loh, B. J. Cho, C. H. Ang, J. Z. Zheng, D. L. Kwong Localized oxide degradation in ultra-thin gate dielectric and its statistical analysis IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices April 2003
Debora C. H. Poon, B. J. Cho, Y. F. Lu, M. Bhat and A. See Multiple-pulse laser annealing of preamorphized silicon for ultrashallow boron junction formation J. of  Vacuum Science & Technology  B B 21(2), pp. 706-709, Mar/Apr 2003
M. S. Joo, B. J. Cho, C. C. Yeo, N. Wu, H. Yu, C. X. Zhu, M. F. Li, D. -L. Kwong, and N. Balasubramanian Dependence of Chemical Composition Ration on Electrical properties of HfO2-Al2O3 Gate Dielectric Japanese Journal of Applied Physics vol. 42, pp. L220-L222, March 2003
H. Hu, C. Zhu, X. Yu, A. Chin, M. F. Li, B. J. Cho, and D. L. Kwong MIM Capacitors Using Atomic-Layer-Deposited High-κ (HfO2)1-x(Al2O3)x dielectrics IEEE Electron Device Letters v. 24, p. 60, Feb, 2003
X. Yu, C. Zhu, H. Hu, A. Chin, M. F. Li, B. J. Cho, D. L. Kwong, F. D. Foo, and M. B. Yu A high density MIM capacitor (13 fF/μm2) using ALD HfO2 dielectrics IEEE Electron Device Letters v. 24, p. 63, Feb, 2003
Y. T. Hou, M. F. Li, H. Y. Yu, and D. L. Kwong Modeling of Tunneling Currents Through HfO2 and (HfO2)x(Al2O3)1-x Gate Stacks IEEE Electron Device Letters v. 24, p. 96, Feb, 2003
     

2002

G. Chen, M.F. Li, C.H. Ang, J.Z. Zhen and D.L. Kwong Dynamic NBTI of pMOS Transistors and its impact on MOSFET scaling IEEE Electron Device Letters v. 23, Dec 2002
H. Y. Yu, N. Wu, M. F. Li, C. Zhu, B. J. Cho, D. L. Kwong, C. H. Tung, J. S. Pan, J. W. Chai, W. D. Wang, D. Z. Chi, C. H. Ang, J. Z. Zheng Thermal Stability of (HfO2)x(Al2O3)1-x on Si Applied Physics Letters v. 81, p. 3618, Nov. 2002
H. Hu, C. Zhu, Y. F. Lu, M. F. Li, B. J. Cho, and W. K. Choi A high performance MIM capacitor using HfO2 dielectrics IEEE Electron Device Letters v. 23, p. 514, Sep. 2002
W. Y. Loh, B. J. Cho and M. F. Li Evolution of Quasi-Breakdown in Thin Gate Oxides Journal of Applied Physics vol. 91, no. 8, p. 5302 – 5306, 2002
H. Y. Yu, M. F. Li, B. J. Cho, C. C. Yeo, M. S. Joo, D. L. Kwong, J. S. Pan, C. H. Ang, and J. Z. Zheng Energy gap and band alignment for (HfO2)x(Al2O3)1-x on (100) Si Applied Physics Letters v. 81, p. 376, July 2002
H. Y. Yu, Y. T. Hou, M. F. Li, and D. L. Kwong Investigation of Hole Tunneling Current through Ultrathin Oxynitride/Oxide Stack Gate Dielectrics in p-MOSFET's IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices v.49, p.1158, 2002
H. Y. Yu, Y. T. Hou, M. F. Li, and D. L. Kwong Hole Tunneling Current through Oxynitride/Oxide Stack and the Stack optimization for p-MOSFET's IEEE Electron Device Letters v.23, p. 285, 2002
X. Y. Chen, Y. F. Lu, B. J. Cho, Y. P. Zeng, J. N. Zeng, and Y. H. Wu Pattern-induced ripple structures at silicon-oxide/silicon interface by excimer laser irradiation Applied Physics Letters v. 81, p. 1344, 2002
W. Y. Loh, B. J. Cho, and M. F. Li Investigation of Quasi-Breakdown Mechanism through Post-Quasi-Breakdown Thermal Annealing J. Journal of Applied Physics v. 41, no. 5A, 2002
W. Y. Loh, B. J. Cho, and M. F. Li Correlation between interface traps and gate oxie leakage current in the direct tunneling regime Applied Physics Letters v. 81, no. 2, p. 379, 2002
G. Chen, M. F. Li, and Y. Jin Interaction of interface-traps located at various sites in MOSFETs under stress IEEE Trans. Reliability v. 51, no.4, p.387, 2002
C. H. Ang,  S. S. Tan, C. M. Lek, W. Lin,  Z. J. Zheng T. Chen and B. J. Cho Suppression of Nitridation-Induced Interface Traps and Hole Mobility Degradation by Nitrogen Plasma Nitridation ECS (Letter:ESL) v. 5, pp. G26-G28, 2002
C. H. Ang, C. M. Lek, S. S. Tan, B. J. Cho, T. Chen, W. Lin, J. Z. Zhen Negative Bias Temperature Instability on Plasma-Nitrided Silicon Dioxide Film J. Journal of Applied Physics v. 91, pp. L314-L316, 2002
Y.T. Hou, M.F.Li, Y. Jin, and W.H. Lai Direct tunneling hole current through ultrathin gate oxides in metal-oxide-semiconductor devices Journal of Applied Physics v. 91, p. 258, 2002
S Sreelal, C K Lau and G S Samudra capacitance characteristics of deep submicrometre grooved gate MOSFETs Semiconductor Science & Technology vol. 17, pp.179-188, 2002
C. M. Lek, B. J. Cho, C. H. Ang, S. S. Tan, W. Y. Loh, J. Z. Zhen, L. Chan Impact of Decoupled Plasma Nitridation of Ultra-Thin Gate Oxide on the Performance of p-channel MOSFETs Semiconductor Science & Technology v. 17, p. L25 – L28, 2002
     

2001

Y. T. Hou and M. F. Li Hole quantization effects and threshold voltage shift in pMOSFET -- assessed by improved one-band effective mass approximation IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices v. 48, no.6, p. 1188, 2001
Y. T. Hou and M. F. Li A Simple and Efficient Model for Quantization Effects of Hole Inversion Layers in  MOS  Devices IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices v. 48, p. 2893, 2001
Y. T. Hou, M. F. Li, W. H. Lai, and Y. Jin Modeling and characterization of direct tunneling hole current in p-metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors Applied Physics Letters v. 78, p. 4034, 2001
Y. T. Hou and M. F. Li A novel simulation algorithm for Si valence hole quantization of inversion layer in metal-oxide-semiconductor devices J. Journal of Applied Physics v. 40, p. L144, 2001
G. Chen ,M. F. Li and X. Yu Interface traps at high doping drain extension region in sub-0.25-micron MOSTs IEEE Electron Device Letters 22, p. 233-235, 2001
   

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